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William Bacon's Letter to Joseph Henry (January 3-4, 1852)

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Summary

Letter from William Bacon, a farmer in Massachusetts and observer for the Smithsonian Institution's Meteorological Project, to Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, January 3-4, 1852. In the letter, Bacon complains that, although he has provided the Smithsonian with many detailed meteorological reports, he has never received Smithsonian publications, which he had requested.

Subject

  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Meteorological Project

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

2 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 8, pages 276-277 (Document 166).

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Joseph Henry Papers Volume 8

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

January 3-4, 1852

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Publications
  • Farms
  • Secretaries
  • Letters
  • Volunteers
  • Meteorology
  • Farmers

Place

Massachusetts

Form/Genre

  • Document
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2012-0433 and SIA2012-0434

Physical description

Number of Images: 2 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 7w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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